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Evaluating Forest Harvesting To Reduce Its Hydrologic Impact With A Spatial Decision Support System, Yanli Zhang, P. K. Barten, Ramanathan Sugumaran

Faculty Publications

Timber harvesting changes the condition of forest ecosystems, which are a major influence on the characteristics of headwater streams. Such characteristics include the quantity and timing of base flow and storm flow, concentrations of sediment and dissolved nutrients, water temperature, and the stability of the stream channels. This paper explores previous studies dealing with the relationship between timber harvesting and its hydrologic effects, especially long term water yield increase. The watershed disturbance threshold theory is raised and investigated in detail. The development and evaluation of a spatial decision support system, the Harvest Schedule Review System (HSRS), is then described. The …

Fire History And Forest Structural Change In The Spring Mountains, Scott R. Abella

Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Research

Since early 2006 we have been working to develop a partnership with the Spring Mountains District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest to provide science support for understanding fire history and forest structural changes in support of ecologically based management strategies. We teamed up with the Ecological Restoration Institute (ERI) at Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona Tree Ring Lab to deliver a workshop on March 6, 2008 at the interagency office in Las Vegas, Nevada. On September 16-18, we again teamed up with colleagues at ERI to conduct a preliminary field assessment of forest change at 10 sites …

Monitoring Old Growth In Frequent-Fire Landscapes, Carl E. Fiedler, Peter Friederici, Mark Petruncio

Forest Management Faculty Publications

In this article, we discuss how to monitor the structural and functional attributes of old growth, as well as its associated plant communities and wildlife, both to determine the possible need for treatment and to assess post-treatment progress toward desired conditions. Monitoring can be used to detect conditions (or agents) that threaten existing old growth and also to document indicators of healthy, functioning old-growth systems.

Managing For Old Growth In Frequent-Fire Landscapes, Carl E. Fiedler, Peter Friederici, Mark Petruncio, Charles Denton, W. David Hacker

Forest Management Faculty Publications

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing frequent-fire, old-growth forests. However, there are general guidelines to follow: 1) set objectives for both structure (tree density, diameter distribution, tree species composition, spatial arrangement, amount of coarse woody debris) and function (nutrient cycling, desired tree species regeneration); 2) prioritize treatments according to ecological, economic, and social needs and risks; 3) identify the potential treatments (natural fire, prescribed fire, silvicultural cutting) that best meet the objectives and scale of the project; and 4) implement the treatment (s). We discuss each of these guidelines in this article.

Gordie News, December 2007, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

Smokejumper Obituary: Lewis, Tedford P. (Missoula 1943), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Gordie News, November 2007, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

Smokejumper Obituary: Lowman, Ben J. (Missoula 1968), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Weinmann, Harold J. "Hal" (North Cascades 1947), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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The Fire-Climate Connection, Gail Wells

Joint Fire Science Program Digests

JFSP-funded research is exploring and quantifying relationships among the large-scale drivers of climate and the occurrence and extent of wildfire in the various regions of the western United States.

A complex of stressors, Quick turnaround, Urgent questions, Weather, Climate, The research, The uncertain future, Help for land managers, A clearer picture

Gordie News, October 2007, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

Community Forestry In Oaxaca: An Assessment Of The Level Of Autonomy In Forest Decision-Making And Its Environmental And Economic Importance, Peter Gill

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

No abstract provided.

Smokejumper Obituary: Elliott, Jack B. (Mccall 1947), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Smokejumper Obituary: Davis, John T. (North Cascades 1966), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Cramer, Robert G. (Missoula 1946), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, September 7th, 2007, National Smokejumper Association Board Of Directors

National Smokejumper Association Meeting Minutes

Agenda: NCSB Reunion Update.; Minutes of the Last Meeting.; Treasurer's Report.; Investments.; Life Membership.; Membership Update.; Trails Program.; National Smokejumper Center (NSC) Update.; Boise Reunion Recommendations.; Seeley Lake Ranger District Opportunity.; History Program.; Next year's Meetings.; Potential Reunion Locations.;

Gordie News, September 2007, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

Smokejumper Obituary: Kahler, Lee (Ncsb 1946), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Smokejumper Obituary: Clark, James Robert (Missoula 1964), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: French, Thomas L. (Mccall 1975), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Whitt, Charles R. "Chuck" (Mccall 1946), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Gordie News, August 2007, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Flow Competence In An Alluvial Gravel Bed Stream, Dupuyer Creek, Montana, Andrew C. Whitaker, Donald F. Potts

Forest Management Faculty Publications

Critical shear stress and unit discharge flow competence models were tested against coarse bed load data from Dupuyer Creek, Montana, United States. Maximum particle sizes sampled (Dmax) and D-50 to D-90 percentiles in the bed load grain size distribution were well correlated with both shear stress and unit discharge. Bed load grain sizes became coarser with increasing flow strength. For the D-max curve, Shields dimensionless parameter for the surface D-50 was estimated at 0.044, and the exponent for relative particle size (D-i/ D-50) was - 0.59. In the unit discharge criterion the critical flow to entrain the surface D50 was …

Gordie News, July 2007, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

Gordon Natural Area History & Strategic Plan Documents

No abstract provided.

Smokejumper Obituary: Brauer, Fred O. (Missoula 1941), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Noel, Harry E. (Missoula 1948), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Wilson, Carl J. "Joe" (Missoula 1952), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Morgan, Lawrence R. (Missoula 1944), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Brown, James (Missoula 1946), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

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Smokejumper Obituary: Littell, Wallace W. "Pic" (Missoula 1944), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.